Authors

 Author of the conspiracy thriller ‘The Shape of Rain’, Nick Hirst has just completed his second novel - 'Second Spider from the Right' - a dystopian geopolitical thriller with a whodunit element. Drawing on sci-fi tropes, it paints a vision of the future where most of the world is under the totalitarian control of the Internation Corporate Council - a part altruistic, part authoritian system of government run by an amalgam of uber international corporations. The narrative weaves multiple technological and political predictions for the next 60 years into the story of a lone pilot stumbling on a global conspiracy. 

Nick Hirst is a former BBC producer and journalist specialising in music and entertainment programming. Prior to this, he had been the first professional TV and radio presenter on Saudi Arabia’s English language TV and radio services. Trained as an actor, he appeared in a number of UK TV series in the ‘80’s and performed in multiple theatre tours covering England, Wales and Scotland.

As a writer, he has contributed over two hundred magazine and internet articles on subjects as wide ranging as music, football and finance and worked on the script for the 2015 documentary film ‘Sugar Blues’ by acclaimed Czech director – Andrea Culkova. With hundreds of radio programmes to his name, he has interviewed some of the biggest names in music around the world for the BBC including Ozzy Osbourne, Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb (The Bee Gees), Paul McCartney, Lemmy, Chris Rea, Marvin Hamlisch, Cher, Fiona Apple, Melissa Etheridge, Susannah Hoffs (The Bangles), Bill Wyman, Nils Lofgren, Lynryd Skynyrd, Megadeth and many more. He now spends his time writing, blogging and providing copywriting and proofreading servcies to English language websites. He also teaches English to a wide variety of students in the Czech Republic where he now resides.

Graham Wilson lives in Sydney Australia.
He has completed and published twelve novels and a memoir.
His most recent novel is : 'Mysteries', set in early Sydney about an old house and a mother and child missing for 30 years.
Other novels comprise two series,
1. Old Balmain House Series - 3 books
2. Crocodile Dreaming Series - 7 books.
He has also written a standalone novels, 'Risk Free' and 'Mysteries'.

Graham's family memoir, 'Arnhem's Kaleidoscope Children' tells of his family's life in an aboriginal community the Northern Territory's remote Arnhem Land. It chronicles an idyllic childhood, 50 years of change with aboriginal land rights and discovery or uranium. It also tells of his surviving an attack by a large crocodile and of his work over two decades in the outback of the NT.

Graham's career was first as a veterinarian in a mixed practice treating farm animals and people's pets, before following his love for wildlife through working at Melbourne, Taronga and Western Plains Zoos. He spent two decades working on large cattle and buffalo properties in the Northern Territory before moving to Sydney where he now lives in one of Sydney's oldest houses in the Rocks. He has continued to follow his joint passions working with animals, wildlife conservation and writing stories. 

I have been a full-time novelist since 1996 and ghostwriter since 2010, with 35 novels of my own, including the Maldene series which clocks in at 13 novels and 5.2 million words. I hold a Masters degree in Physics, which often plays well with my creation of other worlds, but crossed with a poetic soul and unique descriptive voice. The result in a penchant for alien vistas, deeply woven plots, and worlds where magic freely flows but still obeys its own consistent laws. I’m a bit of a workaholic when it comes to my novels; putting in an 8-10 hour writing session is not at all uncommon.

I love crossing genres. For instance, Maldene starts off looking like high fantasy, but later in the series (Maldene II, now out in ebook under my own release) mixes in some Sci-Fi elements. Other books of mine involve other mixes of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and others. Let other people write the pure genres, I love mixing it up.

The following is a listing of my current works.

*= indicates currently available as self-published ebook format through Amazon and my website .

Maldene Series:

*Maldene: 330,410

*Maldene II: Mysteries Of Olde- 374,900

Maldene III: Ascension- 272,227

Maldene IV: Quest For The Valley Of Never- 395,149

Maldene V: Prelude To War- 379,302

Maldene VI: The Great War- 508,766

Maldene VII: Destiny's Wake- 368,680

Maldene VIII: The Night Of Thunder- 361,097

Maldene IX: Heritage- 378,351

Maldene X: The Chaos Wars- 384,986

Maldene XI: The Hand Of Fate- 366,599

Maldene XII: The Search For Order- 411,359

Maldene XIII: The Final Chapter- 575,067

Series Total: 5,106,893

Maldene Prequels:

Maldene Origins I: Genesis- 390,651

Maldene Origins II: The Struggle For Supremacy- 294,590

Series Total: 685,241

The Inspector Flaatphut Series:

*Project Looking Glass- 10,750

*The U.M.I. Corp Connection- 63,826

California Caper- 101,339

The Insider- Straight- 71,053

Wedding Day Romp- 79,020

Operation Honeymoon- 109,989

Series Total: 453,977

Cyberdawn Series:

*Cyberdawn: Beginnings- 275,813

Cyberdawn: Crusade; The Second Cyberdawn Novel- 326,574

Cyberdawn: Cyberdawn Rising; The Third Cyberdawn Novel- 320,838

Cyberdawn: Fingers Of The Night; The Fourth Cyberdawn Novel- 292,908

Cyberdawn: Cyberwar; The Fifth Cyberdawn Novel- 354,493

Series Total: 1,570,626

Land Of The Hive Series:

Land Of The Hive: Journey Of The Queen- 116,088

Land Of The Hive: The Lost City- 155,792

Land Of The Hive: Golden Rescue- 124,620

The History Of The Knights Hornet- 82,413

Land Of The Hive: War Of The Lands- 170,174

Land Of The Hive: The True Enemy- 123,316

Land Of The Hive: Return Of The Queen- 181,471

Land Of The Hive: The Swarm Lord- 158,549

Series Total: 1,112,423

Londinium Explorer’s Club Series (written in conjunction with the GT5):

Annals of The Londinium Explorer’s Club, Volume One: Journal of Peculiar Oddities- 146,418

Annals of The Londinium Explorer’s Club, Volume Two: Almanac of Felonious Affairs- 165,992

Annals of The Londinium Explorer’s Club, Volume Three: Compendium of Fateful Antiquities - 124,182

Night Of The Skulls- 124,937

Series Total: 561,529

Jäl-Calüd Fantasy Role Playing Game System books:

The Complete Jäl-Calüd: A Complete Fantasy Role Playing Game System- 100,203

The Sal-Soodra Book of Spells And Psionic Disciplines- 249,239

The Creature Archives: Monsters, Deities, And Other Planes- 315,788

The Jäl-Calüd Alchemist’s Handbook: 142,627

The Jäl-Calüd Campaign & Technology Supplement- 143,889

The Jäl-Calüd Weapons & Armor Reference- 21,532

Jäl-Calüd: Supers And Other Gaming Genre- 38,082

Subtotal: 1,011,360

Other Stories:

New Year’s Resolution- 2066

The Man In The Red Suit- 1957

Ballad Of The East Wind (poem)- 688

The Hike Up Haunted Hill (poem)- 802

The Mountain Of The Four Winds And The valley Of Never- 460

The Wall Of Hate- 269

Legend Of The Necrophone (written by TJ Sally but heavily edited by myself)- 8,603

In Salute To A Friend (poem dedicated to TJ Sally)- 167

Twenty-Five Years Of Parkinson’s (dedicated to my Dad)- 8,435

Maldene World Book- 52,986

Subtotal: 76,433

Grand Total Word Count For All Novels: 10,016,95360

AUTHOR: Winner of 11 Book Awards, his goal is to assist readers in becoming more like Christ. His writing, described as Living Theology and Dynamic Discipleship, is appreciated by both laymen and clergy. His books have been sold in 50+ countries.

.   EDITOR: He is the Editor of transcribed messages of martyred missionary Jim Elliot.

BLOGGER: He writes the daily "Abundant Life Now" blog (http://RobertLloydRussell.BlogSpot.com/) which has been read in nearly 200 countries and translated into 110+ languages.

CONSULTANT: As a Certified Management Consultant employed by 100+ organizations, he was known for reducing complex topics into easy-to-understand ideas, concepts, and actions (skills he carries over to his writing). Clients included manufacturing, service, government, and non-profits, ranging in size from very small to Fortune 100 firms. Previous to his consulting experience, his high-tech background included managing engineering, sales, marketing, and manufacturing groups.

.   BOARDS: He has served on a number of Boards of Directors including non-profit organizations.

.   EDUCATION: Mr. Russell earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Portland and a Master of Christian Leadership from Western Seminary.

SUMMARY: He describes himself as just a simple ABC kind of guy: Author—Blogger—Consultant. If you visit his author website http://BOOKSrlr.com/ and sign up for his occasional newsletters, you will receive a FREE GIFT.

.   MISCELLANEOUS: “Bob” refers to himself as a tri-citizen: born in British Columbia, living in southern Washington State, and awaiting his arrival to his homeland where he will finally meet both his earthly father and his heavenly Father for the first time.

.   INTERESTS: Family, woodworking, photography, and travel. He has traveled on all 7 continents, over 60 countries, and in all 50 U.S. states and all Canadian provinces and territories. 

Rosalie Fox is a South African author working on a series of historical novels about fighter pilots from the World War II era. She has also authored two bestselling short stories for youth in SA under a different pen name.

Award winning author, Lynne Podrat graduated from the Pennsylvania State University and then spent fifteen years in the Fashion Industry as an Assistant Buyer and Department Manager with Bloomingdales Department Store before returning to school to receive her educational degrees from Arcadia University and Gynedd Mercy. A retired educator and Administrator from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania School District, she taught English, literature, composition and history in elementary and secondary schools. She has secretly been a writer and poet her whole life, but has only recently chosen to share those talents with the world, receiving Gold from the Nonfiction Authors Association and Global Book Awards for her memoir, Listen to Me: How My Down Syndrome Brother Saved My Life  Gold from Literary Titans and recognized 2023 winner with International Book Awards for her children’s book, My Sister Wants an Elephant. Lynne now lives with her husband in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, spending winters dragon boating where her heart races and summers hiking the Rockies in Vail, Colorado where her heart sings. 

I am a multi-faceted individual who wears several hats in the world of social impact. I am an author, social entrepreneur, and human rights activist.

As an author, I have dedicated my creative energy to penning thought-provoking works that delve into the complexities of our society. Through my writings, I strive to shed light on pressing social issues and inspire positive change. I believe in the power of storytelling to ignite empathy, spark conversations, and encourage readers to take action.

In addition to my work as an author, I am deeply involved in the world of social entrepreneurship. I am passionate about using entrepreneurial strategies and innovative thinking to address social and environmental challenges. Through my initiatives, I aim to create sustainable solutions that positively impact communities, particularly those marginalized or disadvantaged.

As a human rights activist, I advocate for the inherent dignity and equal rights of all individuals. I firmly believe that every person deserves to live a life free from discrimination, oppression, and injustice. Whether through grassroots organizing, awareness campaigns, or policy advocacy, I am dedicated to advancing human rights and fostering a more equitable and inclusive society.

By combining my roles as an author, social entrepreneur, and human rights activist, I strive to contribute to positive social change on multiple fronts. Together, let us work towards building a world where everyone can thrive, where compassion and justice prevail, and where every voice is heard.

Blaine Sims is a lifelong citizen of New Hampshire. An avid walker, he revels in the company of his savvy cat, ‘Whitman’, exquisite dining, watching pro football, and the social world. Twice divorced, he is reveling in the single lifestyle. He has three adult children — two daughters and a son. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1974 to 1978. Blaine holds several patents, and his enduring passion is helping others.

In the summer of 2020, he conceived the story, Something About Sammy. It has earned rave reviews.

This, his third novel, is the second in a three-series set. The series is, “The Dark Trilogy – Out of Dark Comes Light.” The first, Victor Dark – Revelations, and the second, Alpha Beauty - A New Beginning, are available for your reading pleasure.

Then, he authored the two-book series, The Federation Sovereigns Duology. Benediction – The Secret of Raina Queen of the Federation Universe, followed by King Blaze Celestial – The Second Sovereign.

Blaine is sincere in his hopes you enjoy reading all of his books.